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Sunday, December 11, 2011

Christmas á la Rex

It's beginning go look a lot like
Christmas,

Everywhere you go.

But the prettiest sight you'll see,

Is the holly that will be,

On your own front doooooor......

Aaaaaaah Christmas.....

I LOVE Christmas. Really.
I love going Christmas shopping, usually in the last week, with all the
noise and the crowds. I love Christmas
music.....only after December 1st please...... especially the very traditional
carols, although there are many newer songs that I enjoy. The ones that I CAN'T STAND are all the Santa
Claus songs and ones like Frosty the Snowman, they set my nerves on edge! Sorry, mini-rant there oops. I love everything about this holiday. There's so much glitz and good cheer and joy
in the Christmas season. It makes my
whole body smile. It's the build up to it, the anticipation......unfortunately,
Christmas day itself is always a bit anticlimactic and sad. The very best of the season is between the
1st and that brief window of time Christmas morning when everything is in place
and perfectly untouched. That tiny bit
of time when you first get up Christmas morning and you open the curtains, snow
is usually lightly falling, you plug in the tree lights, pour some coffee
(maybe sneak in a shot of Bailey's) and sit for a moment all alone in the quiet
looking around at the pretty gifts under the tree, the overflowing stockings,
the glistening ornaments....everything is just perfect for a few
minutes......before everyone else gets up and the unwrapping begins. In such a short time it goes from glorious to
ground-zero.

Now, I come from a family that lacked
Christmas traditions, any traditions really......we didn't have a
"thing" in my family, nothing that was special and uniquely ours,
nothing that we did year over year. We
didn't entertain or go out. We didn't do
most of the things normally associated with the season. My mother put up a tree, decorated in gaudy
tinsel and garlands and mismatched ornaments.......she cooked a basic turkey
dinner.....we hung stockings and had presents......the absolute basics yes. Looking back, I have no idea how I came to
love Christmas like I do. But, now that
I am "the mum" we DO Christmas!
In a big, glittery, gaily packaged, tastefully decorated way. Other occasions may be overlooked or ignored
but we look forward to Christmas all year long.

And then.......the day after Christmas (it
changes year to year based on whether the kids spent the 25th with me or with
their father) .......it all comes down.
The build up to it has exhausted me.

So, as I am still revving up for the
holidays, have yet to do my shopping marathon and haven't yet been wiped out by
my Christmas mania........ I wish you all a wonderful and happy Christmas
season. Rejoice, celebrate, be safe
and........ Enjoy the splendour!